@MizzouBaseball Sees Eighth Inning Lead Slip Away, Falls 4-3 to Northeastern

Thursday, February 21

Fort Myers, Fla.

6 PM

University of Missouri

2-3

(RV) Northeastern

2-2

Northeastern

Mizzou

@MizzouBaseball Sees Eighth Inning Lead Slip Away, Falls 4-3 to Northeastern

2/21/2019 10:39:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Huskies tallied four runs on three hits in game-deciding frame

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mizzou Baseball (2-3) yet again competed in a tightly contested ballgame Thursday at City of Palms Park, but fell victim to a late charge as Northeastern escaped with a 4-3 victory.

Tiger starting pitcher Tyler LaPlante was fantastic throughout most of the night, tossing 7.0 scoreless innings before falling into trouble in the eighth inning. LaPlante failed to record an out in the eighth, as the first three batters reached base. The Huskies ultimately sent 10 batters to the plate in the top half of the eighth, producing four runs on three hits in the game-deciding frame.

#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Northeastern

LaPlante: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 K
Ian Bedell: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Kameron Misner: 3-for-5, RBI, SB
Tony Ortiz: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI
Chad McDaniel: 2-for-4, 2B, SB

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On Thursday night's ballgame…

"We left too many runners on base. We had several opportunities with a runner on third base with less than two outs and couldn't come up with that clutch hit. This is a game we should've opened up and scored way more than three runs."

On LaPlante's outing on the mound…

"He really competed for seven innings and then just wore down and didn't have what he needed in the eighth. We tried to go in there with (Cameron) Dulle, but we just didn't have him ready to go. He has been doing great work for us and has been competing really well. We had a little misplay with a play at the plate and not getting that force out there was the difference in the game."

On creating a spark for the Tigers' offense…

"It's a tough thing. We've tried a lot of different things. We are just going to have to play our way out of it. The guys are going to have to get back to the field tomorrow, trust themselves and keep going. That's all we can do."

#MIZ Takeaways

Thursday's loss drops Mizzou's all-time record against Northeastern to 2-3.
Mizzou has consistently competed in close ballgames early in 2019. All five of the Tigers' contests have resulted in a two-run or less outcome. Mizzou has already suffered a pair of one-run losses, as it has fallen just short on multiple occasions.
Thursday marked the first time Mizzou dropped a game on the young 2019 season after leading through seven innings of play. It held a perfect 2-0 record in similar matchups heading into Thursday evening.
Misner, Ortiz and McDaniel each tallied multi-hit outings at the plate against Northeastern. Misner led the way with three hits, already marking his second three-hit performance through five games played in 2019.

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